Kroger

👉 Three Ocado-powered sheds are now closing, impacting 1,400 workers and signaling a major pullback in Kroger’s automated fulfillment experiment.

👉 Doug McMillon led Walmart through a cultural and digital transformation that revitalized the company’s trajectory.

👉 UNFI’s Q1 2026 results showed continued financial strain despite slight operational improvements.

👉 Aldi kept up its aggressive expansion, opening 25 new stores in November, including several in the Mid-Atlantic.

• Attorneys delighted over continuing Kroger, Albertsons, C&S litigation.
• Amazon doing another restructure of its grocery unit with Jason Buechel at the helm.
• It’s good to be Ron Sargent, but could Greg Foran be on the horizon at Kroger?
• Kudos to B. Green on acquiring Angel’s Market.

• Boom, just like that, the disappearances of Sankaran and McMullen.
• Ahold Delhaize CEO Muller Bullish about future despite Stoppie’s challenges.
• Wall Street nitpicking dings Costco’s stock price despite strong Q2 results.
• Remembering Carol Rabb Goldberg of Stop & Shop.

• Boom: Just like that, Kroger’s McMullen forced out over ethics issue.
• Indiscriminate DOGE cuts prompt resignation of Jim Jones, who oversaw all food safety initiatives at FDA.
• Boar’s Head’s first ‘Food Safety Promise Day’ seems a tone-deaf response to a deadly listeria outbreak.
• Q4, Fiscal ’24: Walmart, Amazon continue strong runs while ADUSA had a decent showing and Weis saw strong earnings gain.

• Is the clock ticking on Sankaran’s tenure atop Albertsons?
• Mark Tarzwell really retires.
• Will Philly Whole Foods become the chain’s first unionized store?